# Creamy Cajun Crab Pasta

A creamy cajun crab pasta recipe.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 11 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 8 cloves garlic cloves
- 1 can blue crab meat
- 1 pinch salt
- 0.5 stick butter
- 2 spoonfuls garlic and shallot butter
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 pinch chili powder
- 1 pinch onion powder
- 1 pinch smoked paprika
- 1 pinch oregano
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch alapo pepper
- 2 spoonfuls parmigiano reggiano
- 1 portion pasta
- 1 splash pasta water
- 1 pinch herbs

## Instructions

1. Mince garlic cloves.
2. Pour crab meat into a bowl.
3. Add salt to boiling water.
4. Melt half a stick of butter in a saucepan.
5. Add garlic and shallot butter to the pan and brown the butter.
6. Add heavy cream to the pan.
7. Season with chili powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, and alapo pepper.
8. Add minced garlic to the sauce.
9. Grate fresh parmesan cheese and add to the sauce.
10. Add crab meat to the sauce.
11. Add cooked pasta directly to the pan.
12. Add a splash of pasta water.
13. Add more cheese and mix.
14. Serve and garnish with herbs.

## Equipment

- knife
- garlic press
- bowl
- sauce pan
- wooden spatula
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYE14ebg/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/7a50c158-aa7b-460a-a70c-4cdb7e7884da
- Extracted: 2025-01-11

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